Review of an 8-year experience with modifications of endoscopic suspension of the bladder neck for female stress urinary incontinence.
Several modifications of endoscopic suspension of the bladder neck for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence have been used during an 8-year period. Of 154 patients treated 25 failures occurred, for an over-all success rate of 84%. Fifteen patients had postoperative complications for an over-all complication rate of 9.8%. Hospital stay decreased steadily throughout the review period to a current average of 2.2 days, with many patients presently undergoing an operation on an outpatient basis.
Loughlin
K R
KR
Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Whitmore
W F
WF
Gittes
R F
RF
Richie
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*